Fishhook construction with pull actuated release means



Sept. 2, 1952 SCHWARTZ 2,608,786

FISHHOOK CONSTRUCTION WITH PULL ACTUATED RELEASE MEANS Filed Aug. 27, 1951 Paul J- .Scbwarfz INVENTOR.

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tions. and has more apartimrlargreferenceto {a con? structionwhich is characterized-bye :otfish hooks whichare-normally closediwhen baited-and are mechanically-sprung apart tofopempositions, when the bait is taken.

Fish hooks of the nature above described, are, of coursenldhnd'wellkriown. It follows that the present invention therefore has to do with structural refinements and improvements which com- 3 19 to provide a construction which, it is believed, is more eflicient and apfily suitedto, better attain the best possible over-all results desired.

Briefly summarized, the preferred embodiment of the invention comprises'a holder and carrier fona'pairofzzomplemental fish hooks, said carrier being in the. :form of a .V-shaped spring having exoansibie. and contractable converging --l imbs joined at. corresponding. ends through the medium of a coil spring. A relatively movable pull actuated trigger is slidably mounted in the coil spring, has a line eye at the leading end and means at the trailing end for efl'ectively setting and releasing the fish hooks.

An obvious object of the invention is to structurally, functionally and otherwise improve upon similarly constructed prior art pull actuated fish hooks.

Another object of the invention is to slidably link the trailing end of the stated trigger to one of the springable limbs through the medium of a ring, said ring constituting a keeper and being releasably engageable with a keeper hook carried by the other springable limb.

A further object of the invention is to provide the intermediate portion of the pull actuated trigger with a crook or bend which latter is associable with the spring coil and functions as a stop shoulder which engages the spring coil when the V-shaped holder is tripped and released to make the catch.

Other objects and advantages will becomegmore readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying sheet of illustrative draw- In the accompanying sheet of drawings wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the views:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a fish hook construction having the stated improvements incorporated therein and showing the fish hook baited and closed;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same with the fish hooks sprung to open position and embedded in the jaws of the fish; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on the plane of the line 3--3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

In the drawings the fish hooks are duplicates of one another and denoted by the d respectively. Each fish- :hock 'em cdi barbed :hoo rortio 0.

The holder and --aetua-to the hocksfl 4 andt ta e t e form-ore substan i lly shared sprin ich i denoted, ate un t.1-b th -nume al. IL The. stated holder is formed tram .a-.-single length of wire. vbent between its end-S to define a.

pair of substantially dup ic te and Opposed resillent limbs l4 and 16. At QOIICGSpOl'ldiIiggBHfls the 22-22. The limb l4 terminate in an elongate 124 wh maybe nveni n ly describedes ailink. I f Th corresponding ireeiend Qi rhfir mb l6 terminates in an inturned bend constituting a keeper hook 26.

The trigger at its intermediate portion is slidably mounted in the guide coil. One end portion 28 terminates in an eye 30 which provides for attachment thereto of the fishing line 32. The intermediate portion is laterally bent to provide a crook 34 which axially offsets the end portion 28 in respect to the-trailing end portion 36. This bend or crook is cooperable with the eye and constitutes a stop shoulder. The trailing end of the offset portion 36 is provided with a right angularly bent ring 38. This is slidably linked to the loop 24 and is releasably engageable with the keeper hook 26 and may therefore be described as a keeper ring.

With the arrangement shown the ring 38 is slidably anchored on and linked to the link 14 and provides a satisfactory association between the ring 38 and the hook 26 when the limbs l4 and I6 are swung together and set, as shown in Figure 1.

With reference to Figure 1 the ring 38 is engaged with the keeper hook and simultaneously, of course with the link 24. At this time the shank portions of the respective fish hooks 4 and 6 are in crossed relationship and are in readiness to be sprung apart. With the device thus set and baited when the bait is taken by the fish it is obvious that the pull on the line 32 relative to the parts 4, 6 and I2 serves to trip the trigger. The resiliency of the coil Spring l8 and the inherent resiliency of the limbs l4 and It causes the limbs to spring promptly apart and to drive the fish hooks into the jaws of the fish, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2.

As before stated the improvements have to do with the permanent sliding linking connection between the ring 38 and loop 24, the relatively offset portions 28 and 36 of the trigger and the intermediate crook which coacts with the guide 5. p rtion 78 and a c nventionsi 3 coil I8 and provides a check shoulder, in an obvious manner.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which thinvention relates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

"bodying converging flexibly resilient limbs joined at corresponding ends through the medium of a Minor changes in the shape, size and arrangement of details coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice, if desired.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A pull actuated spring loaded fish hook construction comprising an expansible and contractible substantially V-shaped member embodying converging flexibly resilient limbs joined at corresponding ends through the medium of a coil spring, companion fish hooks carried by the opposite corresponding ends, the latter ends being' spreadable and one of the latter ends having an inturned keeper hook, the remaining latter end having an elongated loop providing a lost motion connection, and a pull actuated trigger wire having a portion intermediate the ends thereof slidable through said coil spring, and havin'g-"a line eye at its leading end and a lateral hitching eye at its trailing end, saidlast named eye being slidably hitched to said lost motion connection and also functioning as a keeper and being releasably connectible with said keeper hook.

\ 2.' The structure defined in claim 1, wherein the portion of said trigger wire intermediate the ends coil spring, companion fish hooks carried by the opposite corresponding ends, the latter ends being spreadable and one end of the latter ends having an inturned. keeper hook, and a pull actuated trigger member having a line eye at one end, a keeper eye at the other end releasably connectibie with said keeper hook, and having a crook intermediate its ends, said trigger member being slidable through said coil spring and said crook being associable with said spring-and a permanent hinging and sliding connection-between the remaining latter end-ofthe V-shaped member and the adjacent end of said trigger member.

PAUL J. scHWAarz;

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